The first and only folder I have used in my college experience is one from my Women’s and Gender Studies advisor. Upon declaring WGST as my second major, I received not only a complimentary folder, but also mints, a pen, a notebook, and a canvas tote bag!
But today on my folder I noticed something I had never noticed before… What I first thought was just an oddly placed sticker, was actually precisely placed to cover up the word “Program” on the folder cover. The folder originally read “Women’s and Gender Studies Program.” I thought to myself “Oh my god, I am holding in my hand a folder from the original WGST program from the 1980s.”
And then I realized, that although this program was created in the 1980s, it wasn’t until last year it was anything more than a companion major.
So, although it is possible that I am in fact in possession of a folder from the 80s, it is more likely than not that the folder, just like the major here at Santa Clara, it isn’t that old.